Entering the Game Again

"Sister Yuan, you're too close!"

Fang Yue jumped, his body stiffening.

"Hehe, Ah Yue, will you teach me how to be a professional Player, okay?"

"Sister Yuan, isn't your job pretty good?"

"Ah, don't even mention it, it annoys me just thinking about it. Just tell me if you'll teach me or not."

"If Sister Yuan really wants to enter this circle, I'll definitely help you with all my might. It's just that I'm not doing very well myself..."

"Hehe, that's true..."

Sister Yuan's expression dimmed again, then she smiled foolishly at Fang Yue for a while, suddenly cutely patting her cheeks with both hands.

"Go dry your hair, we're going out later."

Saying that, Sister Yuan had already slipped into Fang Yue's room.

"Wait! Sister Yuan, are you free tomorrow?"

"Depends, what's up?"

Sister Yuan poked her head out.

"I earned a little money in the Game and wanted to treat you to a meal to celebrate."

"Okay!" A fresh and cute smile bloomed on Sister Yuan's face, showing her teeth: "I want to eat a big meal!"

"OK!"

With the plan settled, Fang Yue had already cleaned up his bowls and chopsticks and was about to return to his room when Sister Yuan suddenly poked her head out again, startling him a little.

"Sister Yuan, what is it now?"

"I forgot just now. When I came back, on the road downstairs, a girl was holding your photo and asking people where you lived. That girl was really pretty. Don't tell me you got someone pregnant?"

"I'm still a virgin..."

Fang Yue almost blurted it out, but luckily he stopped himself in time, his face turning red as he said: "I didn't, I'm not, don't slander me!"

He pondered that in Jianghai City, he only knew his college classmates and the two people he shared an apartment with, and he lived a clean private life. How could a girl be looking for him?

"Hehe, maybe it's a distant relative of yours looking for you."

"That's probably impossible. Are you sure she was looking for me?"

Sister Yuan put her finger to her chin, pouted, and frowned in thought for a moment before saying: "It should be you. Although it was just a silhouette, I wouldn't mistake that white shirt with the red apple printed on it. It's the birthday gift I gave you a few months ago."

Girls are quite perceptive about clothes, especially since Sister Yuan personally picked out that one from a small shop. She basically wouldn't mistake it.

A white shirt with a red apple printed on it?

Isn't that the shirt I wore yesterday when I bought the game watch?

Could it really be someone looking for me? But why...

Something suddenly popped into Fang Yue's mind.

Parchment!

Damn it! Could it be because of this?

Fang Yue suddenly felt a little scared.

Could it be a dangerous person?

Just as he was thinking, he heard Sister Yuan continue: "However, after asking around and not finding your whereabouts, that girl left."

"She left? You didn't tell her where I live?"

As a professional Player, Fang Yue rarely went out, and even his neighbors rarely saw him, let alone other people in the neighborhood.

"Of course I didn't," Sister Yuan said as a matter of course. "Jokes aside, how could I casually reveal your information to a stranger? What if she's a bad person? But... you haven't gotten into any trouble, have you?"

"No, no, what trouble could I get into playing a Game?"

"That's true."

Sister Yuan tossed her hair and went back to drying it. It wasn't long before she was done. She changed her clothes in her room, said goodbye to Fang Yue, and left.

Fang Yue, however, was still pondering the matter, feeling uneasy.

Why was that woman investigating me?

Why did she leave so casually after not finding me?

Will she come back?

For what purpose did she come?

Thinking about these things, Fang Yue returned to his room, picked up the parchment, and stared at it for a while, but the parchment showed no reaction.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Sighing, Fang Yue suppressed his thoughts, put on his game watch, lay down on the bed, and entered the Game.

The room fell silent, and text began to slowly appear on the parchment.

"They've found us!"

"It's dangerous, I'm dangerous right now!"

"I was so scared earlier, I completely forgot to give that idiot a hint..."

"I can't just wait to die. I need to give that idiot some strength, enough to protect me!"

"I hope he's already gained some powerful abilities in the Game Blue Sea, otherwise, even the cleverest cook can't make a meal without ingredients."

"Next time he comes out, I'll trick him! I'll have him exchange for power. With his Lifespan, it should be enough to pay the price."

Ping An bounty company.

Manager Liu's office.

Bang.

Chen Xiaomiao kicked open the door and walked in, yawning.

"Manager Liu, I'm here."

"Mm."

Manager Liu took a stack of documents from his drawer and placed them on the desk.

"This is today's workload."

"So much?"

Chen Xiaomiao, who had been yawning moments ago, widened her eyes and raised her voice. "Are all your investigators disabled? Did they get steel prosthetics after breaking their legs? Is that why they ran so much in one day? Do they ever get tired? I'd thank their whole family!"

"...This just shows they're excellent."

Manager Liu was speechless. Where did this newcomer get such a sarcastic tone?

Without thinking too much, he continued, "Did you go investigate that matter today? Don't be lazy and play games again. When I checked up on you, I saw you browsing game forums and replying to posts under the ID 'CleverLawNatural'."

"Manager Liu! You're a pervert! Spying on me browsing forums!"

"...That was during work hours. If you're not working, can't I see what you're doing?"

"No way, does a company really not give employees any privacy? No way, no way? Can I sue you for sexual harassment?"

"...Alright, alright, I won't do it again. Let's talk about work, okay? Did you actually go investigate today or not?"

As soon as work was mentioned, Chen Xiaomiao's face fell. "I did, I did. With so many people, how could I possibly finish in one day? To investigate one person, I specifically went to scout the location."

Manager Liu's face lit up. "What? You have a lead?"

"No, just a passerby. The information the investigators gave said he happened to be nearby at that time, so I checked him out along the way."

Chen Xiaomiao said with disdain, "Turns out the area where he lives is incredibly dirty and chaotic. It's that kind of cheap apartment complex. I asked around, but no one knew exactly where he lived, so I didn't investigate further."

"Why did you stop? Everyone must be thoroughly investigated!"

"Got it, got it. With so many people, and me investigating alone, do I have three heads and six arms to investigate each one in detail? Besides, he was just a passerby who happened to be there, the possibility is very low."

"Still, you have to investigate... I'll assign you more personnel later. The company has a major task right now and can't spare anyone at the moment. You'll have to work hard for a few days."

Chen Xiaomiao pouted, not quite believing her superior.

Listening to Manager Liu's nagging, she just wanted to get off work quickly and go home to play games.

"Today, I'll try that Force Dissipation method mentioned by [Night Dawn] and challenge someone from the Patrol Team."